Buying your Friends
Joey spin-off auctioned to UK channels
24/06/2004 … British broadcasters are entering a bidding war for Friends spin-off Friends, with the cost predicted to top $1million an episode.
2004 Archives
Thu 24 June 2004
Wed 23 June 2004
Girls on top
23/06/2004 … The finalists in this year’s Funny Women hunt for the best new female stand-ups have been announced.
Tue 22 June 2004
Benn at work
Left-winger to play the Comedy Store
22/06/2004 … The Comedy Store has played host to some big names in its time, including the likes of Eddie Izzard, Robin Williams and Mike Myers.
Mon 21 June 2004
A lot of Laurel
Rare archive goes under the hammer
21/06/2004 … An archive of rare Stan Laurel photographs and memorabilia has been put up for sale.
Don't panic!
Hitchhikers Guide returns to Radio 4
21/06/2004 … New episodes of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy are to air on Radio 4 - 25 years after it first started.
It's that man again...
Comedy Terrorist returns with an Al-Jazeera ad
21/06/2004 … Comedy terrorist Aaron Barschak has paid £1,000 to advertise his Edinburgh show on Arabic news channel Al-Jazeera.
Avid viewers
Bo' Selecta beaten by Jim Davidson
21/06/2004 … Jim Davidson’s old-style stand-up has proved more popular than the most-hyped new comedy show on TV.
Sat 19 June 2004
Win Python DVDs
Collectors' packs up for grabs
19/06/2004 … Monty Python’s classic films Life of Brian and The Holy Grail have been re-released as collectors’ edition DVDs.